Author Interview with Melinda Curtis Q: When did you begin writing stories? I always loved to write stories in school, but I began to seriously pursue writing about twenty years ago (which makes me sound long in the tooth – gah!). Q: Which of your books was the easiest to write? My most recent Christmas... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Christie Stratos Q: When did you write your first book? I wrote my first “official” book for publication, Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, from 2014 to 2015, and it was published in 2015. But I wrote my first ever full-length novel when I was in middle school, then a second in high... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Eloisa James Q: When did you write your first book? I was around 7 or 8 years old. I still remember the first line (though not the name of my heroine): “Eloisa was incorrigible.” I had just learned that word. I wrote my first romance just after graduating from college. It still... Continue Reading →
About the Author Laura Frantz is a Christy Award finalist and the ECPA bestselling author of several books, including The Frontiersman’s Daughter, Courting Morrow Little, The Colonel’s Lady, and The Lacemaker. She lives and writes in a log cabin in the heart of Kentucky. Learn more at http://www.laurafrantz.net. Author... Continue Reading →
Meet Author Russ Colchamiro ULM: What lured you into the sci-fi genre? A: I’ve always been a scifi fan, but as a writer it evolved organically. I like to tell wild, expansive stories that challenge our beliefs of the Universe while also connecting with characters on a personal level, juxtaposing the struggles of their... Continue Reading →
ULM: What other books have you written beside Betrayed? Apart from Betrayed, I have written three other books: On the Edge of Heat (African-American/Urban Fiction - 2011). Jamal (African-American/Erotica - 2012). My Husband’s Wife (African-American/Urban Fiction - 2013). ULM: When did you first start to write... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Laura Trentham 1. What inspired the novel plot? Plots are strange things for me…I can rarely pinpoint anything in particular that triggers an idea. They usually pop into my head when I doing something else entirely like making dinner of driving the kids around. 2. What's your favorite scene? Why? I love the... Continue Reading →
Interview Questions for “Shadow of Death” What was it like studying English Literature? Studying English Literature was like opening a gift box, a view of a world unknown to me before. The Brontes, Mary Shelley, Daphne du Mauier, Agatha Christie, Mary Stewart and so many other wonderful English women authors inspired me to want to... Continue Reading →
ULM: What inspired you to write Reflections of a Soul? JMD: I was told that I couldn’t and that I wouldn’t amount to much by a close relative. So I did it, I wrote a book. ULM: How long have you been writing poems? JMD: Since I was a teenager, 12... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with John Sibley Williams Me: How does it feel to be a five-time Pushcart nominee? What were your thoughts? I am honored to know so many magazines and presses believe in my work. It’s always a bit of a shock, but the joy never diminishes. Me: After reading Disinheritance, a collection your... Continue Reading →
Meet Jacob Appel Q. Your first novel,The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, won the Dundee International Book Award in 2012. Can you describe how the moment felt when you found out? JA: At first, I was suspicious. I figured it must be some kind of Nigerian 419 scam. So many publishers had rejected the book that... Continue Reading →
Meet Ryan Hill Q. What authors have you read that inspired you to write Barking Madness? RH: There are so many writers that have inspired me, Ken Follett, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Cormac McCarthy to name a few, but Christopher Paolini has been my main inspiration for putting pen to paper. He wrote his first... Continue Reading →
Meet Bruce Henderson Q: What inspired you to write Rescue at Los Baños? BH: Many people are familiar with the brutal treatment of U.S. military POWs in the Pacific during WWII by the Japanese, thanks in large measure to the bestselling book and film, Unbroken. We hear less about the plight of American civilians who... Continue Reading →
Interview with Rose Senehi What inspired you to start writing, especially your novel, Dancing On Rocks? Danielle, I studied journalism at Syracuse University and, when I was sent on an assignment to interview a mall developer, I was offered a job paying a lot more money. Fate is a funny thing. Before I walked... Continue Reading →
-What inspired you to start writing, especially your novel, Paper Doll? As an actor I worked on stage and screen with stars like Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Holland Taylor, Jason Robards, and Nathan Lane. It occurred to me that acting is storytelling in the same way that writing is storytelling, so I decided to give... Continue Reading →
- What inspired you to start writing your novels, such as Harold and the Purple Wormhole?Each novel has had a different inspiration. When I first started writing Harold, I was working on my senior thesis for my BS in physics at Cal Poly SLO. The project involved general relativity and, as I tend to... Continue Reading →
